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The Feel of the Past

Susan Schelle, The Feel of the Past, 1987Susan Schelle, The Feel of the Past, 1987
The structure is a table with two benches. Quotations appear on the benches. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Installation year: 
1987

The Great Canadian Equalizer

Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978
The concept of this demographic/historical mural grew out of the failure of the 1971 Victoria conference over constitutional reform and the ensuing discord between the provinces and federal governm [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grey, Jerry
Installation year: 
1978

The Lethbridge Wind Gauge

James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985
Giant wind gauge [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Henry, James
Installation year: 
1985

The Metal Drummer and the Walldog

Hadley & Maxwell, The Metal Drummer and the Walldog, 2009
Artwork creator(s): 
Howes, Hadley; Stevens, Maxwell (Hadley+Maxwell)
Installation year: 
2009

The Name of the Tree

The Name of the Tree is a story written directly onto the leaves of a tree. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Frank, Simon
Installation year: 
2004

The People’s Plan

Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001
The light box images at Carleton U. are designed to recall the government mega-projects of the 1970s. Symmetrical and non-monumental, the logos echo the egalitarian sensibility inherent to the modern- [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
2001

The Promise

Christopher McNamara, The Promise, 1991Christopher McNamara, The Promise, 1991
Photographic image on a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McNamara, Christopher
Installation year: 
1991

The Raven

Germaine Koh, The Raven, 2003
The refrain from Edgar Allan Poe's poem applied to a wind-spun metal sign repeats an eerie mantra of perpetual loss. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koh, Germaine
Installation year: 
2003

The River

Blake Williams, The River, 2005Blake Williams, The River, 2005Blake Williams, The River, 2005
The River is bench, it's a place to meet and it tells stories of the life-stream of Richmond. Through a sprinkling of text and photographs it paints a picture of the geographical origins of the Fraser [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake
Installation year: 
2005

The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home

Leah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. ©Leah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. © Marc André BrouLeah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. © Marc André BrouLeah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008
The entire piece is composed of radiating circles. The inner circle of the compass consists of a planter component, which was devised by talking to Elders, botanists and local community members to sel [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Decter, Leah
Installation year: 
2008

THE WORDS DON'T FIT THE PICTURE

Ron Terada, THE WORDS DON'T FIT THE PICTURE, 2010Ron Terada, THE WORDS DON'T FIT THE PICTURE, 2010
The work takes the form of a large freestanding sign that sits in front of the library, just off the southern entrance of the building, by heavy pedestrian traffic. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Terada, Ron
Installation year: 
2010

The You Are Here Garden

Taco Iwashima & Christopher Bruce Mathews, You Are Here Garden, 2002
At the entrance to the trail, a huge curtain features the phrase "You Are Here" in white letters. In the wooded area, white ribbons are hanging on which the phrase "you are here" is repeated. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Iwashima, Taco; Mathews, Christopher Bruce
Installation year: 
2002

Them Us Now

Deeter Hastenteufel, Them Us Now, 2000
This artwork consists of three parts: a pile of stones, a pyramid and a boat made of wooden sticks. The words "Us" is located inside the pyramid, "Now" appears on a bed of rocks at the bottom of the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Hastenteufel, Deeter
Installation year: 
2000

There is no place like home

Ken Lum, There is no place like home, 2001. © Mois de la photoKen Lum, There is no place like home, 2001. © Museum in progress
Giant banner featuring portraits of people from various backgrounds along with their personal thoughts. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lum, Ken
Installation year: 
2001

Think of England

Rachelle Viader Knowles, Think of England, 2008
The sun never sets refers both to Regina's status as "The Queen City", named after Queen Victoria Regina, and the brilliant prairie sunshine that bathes its streets and parks. The name of Victoria Par [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Knowles, Rachelle Viader
Installation year: 
2008